1 Chronicles 22

Then David said, ^aThis is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. ²And David commanded to gather together ^bthe strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew ^cwrought stones to build the house of God. ³And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the ^ccjoinings; and brass in abundance ^dwithout weight; ⁴also cedar trees in abundance: for ^ethe Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. ⁵And David said, Solomon my son is ^fyoung and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

⁶Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. ⁷And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, ^git was in my mind to build a house ^hunto the name of the Lord my God: ⁸but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁱThou hast shed blood abundantly, and ^jhast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. ⁹Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of ^krest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. ^10lHe shall build a house for my name; and ^mhe shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. ¹¹Now, my son, ⁿthe Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. ¹²Only the Lord ^ogive thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. ^13pThen shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: ^qbe strong, and of good courage; ^rdread not, nor be dismayed. ¹⁴Now behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an ^shundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron ^twithout weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. ¹⁵Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. ¹⁶Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is ^uno number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and ^vthe Lord be with thee.

¹⁷David also commanded all ^wthe princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, ¹⁸Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he ^xnot ^ygiven you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people. ¹⁹Now ^zset your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring ^athe ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.

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